What came in the mail for you today?

[BrewinHooligan]

BugFarm!!!

 

[smccarter]

Over the past week... about 90 pounds of grain, a grain mill, yeast and hops... By the end of the day today, I'll have a digital scale that I'll use to weigh grain, and a couple of other miscellaneous items.

May be brewing this weekend, if not, I'll be brewing all of the following weekend.

 

[barrooze]

BugFarm!!!View attachment 184968

What are you going to make with it?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

What are you going to make with it?

A fake Lambic is the plan. Going to try and source a barrel to ferment in, but if I can't get one in time I will ferment in carboys and barrel age.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

A fake Lambic is the plan. Going to try and source a barrel to ferment in, but if I can't get one in time I will ferment in carboys and barrel age.

Nice! I've got one that's been fermenting for almost two months now. Going to do a turbid mash with it?

Also - how did the talk with the realtor go?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Nice! I've got one that's been fermenting for almost two months now. Going to do a turbid mash with it?

Also - how did the talk with the realtor go?

I want to do the turbid mash although if we plan to do something like this commercially I don't see a turbid mash being a viable option and may want to try and do something I can replicate on a larger scale.

Talk with the realtor went well and the spot we want has been promised to us. Now all the hard work really begins!!! :rockin:

 

[barrooze]

A fake Lambic is the plan. Going to try and source a barrel to ferment in, but if I can't get one in time I will ferment in carboys and barrel age.

Awesome. I was lucky enough to get in on the last offerings from Princeton Homebrew and now have a vial each of BugFarm, Trappist Ale, Munich Festbier, and BugCounty. I can't decide what sort of wort to use on the two Bugs, so I'm always curious to hear how people have been using theirs. If you're open to sharing your recipe for the turbid mash, I'd like to see it! Does it have an extended boil? 4-6 hours? Also, sounds like you're maybe going pro???

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Awesome. I was lucky enough to get in on the last offerings from Princeton Homebrew and now have a vial each of BugFarm, Trappist Ale, Munich Festbier, and BugCounty. I can't decide what sort of wort to use on the two Bugs, so I'm always curious to hear how people have been using theirs. If you're open to sharing your recipe for the turbid mash, I'd like to see it! Does it have an extended boil? 4-6 hours? Also, sounds like you're maybe going pro???

I haven't finalized the grist list yet, but plan on using about 50% Pilsner, 35% malted wheat, and 15% unmalted wheat whether I turbid mash or not and I have some older Saphir and Tettnanger hops that I plan to stale prior to using. If I do turbid mash I will do an extended boil with the time of boil determined on my pre-boil gravity.
And yes, I am fortunate enough to be part of a brewery that is opening in probably 4-5 months.

 

[barrooze]

I haven't finalized the grist list yet, but plan on using about 50% Pilsner, 35% malted wheat, and 15% unmalted wheat whether I turbid mash or not and I have some older Saphir and Tettnanger hops that I plan to stale prior to using. If I do turbid mash I will do an extended boil with the time of boil determined on my pre-boil gravity.
And yes, I am fortunate enough to be part of a brewery that is opening in probably 4-5 months.

Sounds exciting! Best of luck to you and your brewery!

 

[grizzly2378]

A big box from Austin Homebrew containing:

Kettlehouse Cold Smoke partial mash kit
Grain bag
Wine thief (managed to lose my first one)
Twelve 22 oz bottles
Bottle caps
1 gallon jug




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[DirtyDawg10]

Not all put together yet but I got my new 16 gal brew kettle and burner today...Yeah!!!



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[jflongo]

Just opened a box from Amazon, 10 feet of 1/2" silicone hose.

 

[masonsjax]

Awesome. I was lucky enough to get in on the last offerings from Princeton Homebrew and now have a vial each of BugFarm, Trappist Ale, Munich Festbier, and BugCounty. I can't decide what sort of wort to use on the two Bugs, so I'm always curious to hear how people have been using theirs. If you're open to sharing your recipe for the turbid mash, I'd like to see it! Does it have an extended boil? 4-6 hours? Also, sounds like you're maybe going pro???

I just pitched Bugfarm last week. I ended up doing something very similar to the unblended Lambic recipe from Brewing Classic Styles, but did a single infusion at 158F, and used about 10 IBU worth of Belma. I'm really excited to try this one.

 

[sparkshooter]

Finally got my STC-1000 in the mail! Wired it up and tested (well, proof of concept) tonight.

OF COURSE, we have a major electrical problem right now, and the circuit that our freezer on is totally messed up (wire between the fuse board and the "start" of the circuit was mysteriously cut/snapped during the night.) Thank god it's my landlord's job to hire the electrician to run new wire.

 

[masonsjax]

Finally got my STC-1000 in the mail! Wired it up and tested (well, proof of concept) tonight.

OF COURSE, we have a major electrical problem right now, and the circuit that our freezer on is totally messed up (wire between the fuse board and the "start" of the circuit was mysteriously cut/snapped during the night.) Thank god it's my landlord's job to hire the electrician to run new wire.

Given your username, something seems fishy :cross:

 

[DrunkleJon]

methinks someone realized they ordered one in 220 and took steps

 

[JoppaFarms]

Vial of Lacto and Brett L for a sour I have in the works.

 

[schiersteinbrewing]

AIH Cereal Killer grain mill, so much better than my corona mill.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

AIH Cereal Killer grain mill, so much better than my corona mill.

I love my Cereal Killer mill my only beef is how much flour and husk cling to the bottom. It makes a bit of a mess sometimes.



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[Dmlsys23]

My new refractometer- only had to adjust it by .002 to get her calibrated. Can't wait to use it for my first all grain brew!

 

[one-L]

I love my Cereal Killer mill my only beef is how much flour and husk cling to the bottom. It makes a bit of a mess sometimes.
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If you have a leaf blower, I have found this to be an excellent way to clean everything off after milling. It all gets done outside anyway due to the dust from the grain, quick hit with the blower afterwards and good to go.

 

[masonsjax]

Every time I grind my grain I say to myself that I need to buy a small brush for cleaning off the bottom of the mill, and here I am a few hundred batches later still without a brush.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

Every time I grind my grain I say to myself that I need to buy a small brush for cleaning off the bottom of the mill, and here I am a few hundred batches later still without a brush.

I use a small brush and sweep most of into the bucket with the rest of the grains. I think from now on after i do that I'll use the leaf blower idea to get the stuff out of the mill that the brush misses.


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[Airplanedoc]

Sadly only Election BS.

 

[geoffm33]

My dog is getting tired of Santa and Easter Bunny shaped dog treats. Needed some proper cookie cutters for spent grain dog biscuits.

 

[barrooze]

I use a small brush and sweep most of into the bucket with the rest of the grains. I think from now on after i do that I'll use the leaf blower idea to get the stuff out of the mill that the brush misses.


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I got one of the super cheap paint brushes from HD for this. works great! Are the grain sticking to the wood by static cling? Looks like that or the wood is rough enough to have cling spots. Maybe sand it down or use a non-scented dryer sheet.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

I got one of the super cheap paint brushes from HD for this. works great! Are the grain sticking to the wood by static cling? Looks like that or the wood is rough enough to have cling spots. Maybe sand it down or use a non-scented dryer sheet.

I think it is static causing it. I was wondering what i could do to eliminate clear coat?


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[HootervilleHops]

14 sets of stainless cam locks!

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Bargin fitttings $5 shipping kicks Staniless Brewing's full rate shippings butt!
I placed 2 orderes on the same day and have yet to see my stainless brewing order!

No fittings or valves for my camlocks yet....

 

[scutiger]

Ingredients for an IPA recipe,
16 pounds of grain, yeast, an aeration system, and these lovely packets:

3 ounces Simcoe, 3 ounces Centennial, and 1 ounce Citra hops

 

[Yellowirenut]

grain bill and hops for a saison
10 ft of 1/2" silicone tubing (I think some off flavor issues I had may have been caused by using pvc tubing.)